Above-median FMR - Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA is $1,328/month - 53rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#209 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 16.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Sumter County .
Upper-half placement for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Kankakee, IL MSA; Monroe, MI MSA; Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA .
FL-state FMR neighbors for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,352); Ocala, FL MSA ($1,373); Sebring, FL MSA ($1,271); Homosassa Springs, FL MSA ($1,225); Punta Gorda, FL MSA ($1,470); Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA ($1,471); Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,493); Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA ($1,497) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,076/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,139/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,328/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,655/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,937/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,076/mo | $968/mo | $1,184/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,139/mo | $1,025/mo | $1,253/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,328/mo | $1,195/mo | $1,461/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,655/mo | $1,490/mo | $1,821/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,937/mo | $1,743/mo | $2,131/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,328/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,195–$1,461/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,143/mo → 16.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA.
FL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in FL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF TITUSVILLE
- HA BOCA RATON
- Panama City Housing Authority
- Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE
- DANIA BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Hollywood Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH
- Lake County Housing Agency
- Seminole County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,330
- Kankakee, IL MSA · $1,326
- Monroe, MI MSA · $1,326
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA · $1,331
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,331
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA · $1,331
- Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,334
- Harrisonburg, VA MSA · $1,322
- York-Hanover, PA MSA · $1,335
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,318
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA · $1,338
- Tyler, TX MSA · $1,338
What to do with this FMR desk
Wildwood-The Villages, FL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,328/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (16.2% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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